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Werner Janssen

Composer | * 06/01/1899 († 91, 09/19/1990) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Werner Janssen (born Werner Alexander Oscar Janssen; June 1, 1899 – September 19, 1990) was an American composer and conductor of classical music and film scores. He was the first New York-born conductor to lead the New York Philharmonic. For his film work he was nominated for six Academy Awards. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Comedies

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Evelyn, an emotionally vulnerable and unstable woman, stays at the home of her doctor Dan Proctor. There she meets and falls in love with his brother, Douglas, who is happily married to Ann. Evelyn th ...

Guest in the House

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1944 | 2.1/5 | 2h 1min
Drama, Thriller
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Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they ...

The Southerner

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1945 | 3.2/5 | 1h 32min
Drama
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A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose father is involved in espionage. ...

Blockade

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1938 | 2.8/5 | 1h 25min
War, Drama
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Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's co ...

Eternally Yours

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1939 | 2.8/5 | 1h 35min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Werner Janssen

Rome Prize 2x Academy Award for Best Original Score 3x Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
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Movies with Werner Janssen as Crew(15)

Sound/Music1966 Robin Hood, der edle Räuber
Sound/Original Music Composer1948 Ruthless
Sound/Conductor1948 Ruthless
Sound/Music1946 A Night in Casablanca
Sound/Original Music Composer1945 The Southerner
Sound/Music Score Producer1945 Captain Kidd
Sound/Conductor1945 Captain Kidd
Sound/Original Music Composer1944 Guest in the House
Sound/Conductor1944 Guest in the House
Sound/Original Music Composer1940 The House Across the Bay
Sound/Original Music Composer1939 Slightly Honorable
Sound/Music Director1939 Slightly Honorable
Sound/Original Music Composer1939 Winter Carnival
Sound/Original Music Composer1938 Blockade
Sound/Original Music Composer1936 The General Died at Dawn

Full Name: Werner Janssen
Born: Thursday, 06/01 1899 (June) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 09/19 1990 (September) in New York City (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Dartmouth College, New England Conservatory, Phillips Exeter Academy, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Spouses (current/former): Ann Harding
Other names for Werner Janssen (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Werner Janssen (Komponist)"
Werner Janssen frequently works together with these people:
Walter Wanger (4x, Crew)
Dorothy Spencer (4x, Crew)
Tay Garnett (3x, Crew)
Al Hill (3x, Actor)
Otho Lovering (3x, Crew)
Cyril Ring (3x, Actor)
Merritt B. Gerstad (3x, Crew)
Richard Irvine (3x, Crew)
Frederick Worlock (2x, Actor)
Helmut Käutner (2x, Crew)
Frank Webster (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:506716, Added: 10/05/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024